Telegram-herald., 1887-05-28
THE FEARFUL FLAMES
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SEw losk. May 27.-Ths largest fire that
has taken place in this city for many years
broke out Al 10 - m today, In the car
stables OF the Beis line horse railroad. oa
the vest side OF Tsnth-sve. between Fify-
third and Fifty-foarth-sts. Tie car stables.
With all their contents. were completely de-
stFoyed. Over l. .400 horses yeFishsd in the
names- Ons hundred and thirty cars and
. large quantity of harness. feed and other
material were burned. Only 40 horses were
saved oat Of nearly so Ia the stables
The stables occupied the whole front of
the went side OF rsntn-ave. and exfsnded
down FiftV-thlrd aud Flltg-foursh- sta. hall
way 10 EleFsnth-aye- The building was
thfee stories high. The IRE Was discovered
IN the cellar, in the extrems Western end Of
the stables. and spread 50 rapidly that i.
VAS impossible 20 enter the building 10
save the horse. When the hremen arrived
the whole building was Ia flames. and the
heal was 50 intense that the dremen colld
DOT approach close enough 20 De OF any
service-to save the premises from destruc-
tioa-
The heat set fire 10 row OF frame tene-
meats and sEaoles on the south side OF
Fltfy-thiEd-st, and Ia a few minutes the
whole row was blazing. Then the flames
leaDed across Fifty-fonrfh-st. and set ire 10
TIE six-st0Ty silk factory Of Jacob New,
which extends through 20 Fifty ffth-st.
A row OF Hats aad tenement houses east OF
the silk factory next took IRE and the
llames sorea1 SO rapidly the tenants barely
escaped with their lives. In some cases the
fremen were compelled 10 tear down back
fences 20 enable tenants 10 escape, as II was
impossible for them 10 leave by the front
doors, owing 20 The intense heat. The i've
story brick tenement on the northwest cor
ner Of Fifty -focrtA-s:. and Teafh-aye. was
next destroyed A row of frame buildings,
eight il all. and from two 10 three stories
high. on the east sids of Tenth-ave.. were
tie next To get licked up by the flames.
When the IRE broke out the entire stock
OF horses owned b T the railroad company.
both sick and we'll were 10 their stalls on
the seeoad and third floors of the building.
The employees Of the company who were
sb0nt the building made desperate efforts
| 70 reiease them SO that they might be
| driven into the street, but the rapid spread
/ Of the iar,es prevented this. The watch
mao ran up the runway and in the few
minutes time they hat released and drove
/ into the street about nfty OF the frightened
animals. suf then they were compelled To
aoa4dol the horses 10 their fate and fly
| Tor their lives.
| There were $50 cars on the lower floor,
1 the entire equipment OF the roai. These,
| with AL the harness and sn immense
amount OF hay and feed. were destroyed.
4 The iice or the north side OF Fifty-third-
| ST. stopped az the western wall OF the ssable.
I The streets around the ucighborhooi were
blocked vita household goods, which tie
/ tenants of the burned dwellings hal suc-
ceeied in carrying into the streets when
/ they fed The homeless people stood
aroaad gua-diuy their household goods and
be;n0aning their loses. On the north side
/ Of Fifiy-fcu-gh-s- all OF the buildings,
which were tenement houses FROM three O.
| I've stories high, were destroyed All ths
I Inhabitants OF these escaped. On the south
ssde OF Fiity-fourth-st. the fire did nos ex-
! tsud beyond the western walls of the sta
bses. bas the tenants in the buildings for
Some distance f1rlheF G9 moved ous.
Family after family were driven from
tileir hoale as he fire extended.
30 far IS c01ld Ds learned no lives were
| lost although some reports circulated
/ shortly after the fire broke ont. TO the ifeei
thst several persons had per:shed
Car Stable Fire At CircinastL
CiScfvvtr1. o.. Nay . Fire broke oui
in ihs hsy iots OF the Bnshsoa Street car
stables. at Harrison and C0lemaa-syss, a,
O'Clock this morning. from spontaneous
combustion. Three alarms were tr-nei "a
aid for while it appeared ss II The efforts
- sho Al .arssar, eca~.s f1fflo f.v crs~~. 4.